Hong Kong leader eyes financial summit success amid Singapore rivalry

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Hong Kong chief executive John Lee has brushed aside concerns that the special administrative region may fail to attract top financiers to a high-level summit in November, as the event will clash with Singapore’s fintech forum.

“We have long organised financial and technology summits in the past. Hong Kong has a competitive edge in this regard,” Lee told reporters when asked about the issue at a press briefing today (September 13).

The two-day summit to be held by the Hong Kong Monetary

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